A New Strategy to Integrate Heath–Carter Somatotype Assessment with Bioelectrical Impedance Analysis in Elite Soccer Players [PDF]
Sports, 2020 Easy-to-apply and quick methods for evaluate body composition are often preferred when assessing soccer teams. This study aimed to develop new equations for the somatotype quantification that would reduce the anthropometric measurements required by the ...
Francesco Campa +9 more
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Genetics of somatotype and physical fitness in children and adolescents [PDF]
American Journal of Human Biology, Volume 33, Issue 3, May/June 2021., 2021 Abstract Objectives To analyze the influence of genetic and environmental factors on the variation in somatotype, physical fitness, and their mutual associations. Methods Twins from 214 pairs (87 monozygotic) of the Autonomous Region of Madeira, Portugal, from 3 to 18 years of age (51% girls) were assessed in anthropometry and physical fitness tests ...
Karri Silventoinen +9 more
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Somatotype and anthropometry in brazilian national volleyball teams [PDF]
Motricidade, 2008 The elaboration of profile characteristics that can serve as parameters in the different categories and investment in scientific studies of Brazilian volleyball have shown their importance in developing new athletes.
B.G. Cabral +4 more
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The impact of skinfolds measurement on somatotype determination in Heath-Carter method.
PLoS ONE, 2019 OBJECTIVES:The study aim was to determine if a difference exists in skinfold thickness measured by two interchangeable approaches; (1) supraspinale skinfold recommended in the Heath-Carter method and (2) iliac crest skinfold measurement.
Anna Pastuszak +2 more
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Physique Correlates with Reproductive Success in an Archival Sample of Delinquent Youth
Evolutionary Psychology, 2008 This study examines predictions from evolutionary psychology about relationships between physique and reproductive success using longitudinal data on 200 delinquent youth from Sheldon's (1949) somatotype research.
Jeremy E. C. Genovese
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Somatotype and body composition profiles of children and adolescent male basketball players
HomoSomatotype and body composition (BC) are related to athletes’ physical fitness and performance. The aims of this study were (a) to determine the somatotype and BC profiles of children and adolescent male basketball players and (b) to investigate the ...
Çağdaş Özgür Cengizel +2 more
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SOMATOTYPE ANALYSIS BY AGE CATEGORIES IN SPANISH FEMALE ACROBATIC GYMNASTS [PDF]
Science of Gymnastics Journal, 2021 Somatotype is one of the variables seen as the key to success in sports and talent detection at different ages. This is confirmed by evidence in some gymnastic disciplines in different age categories, but no study has been conducted for Acrobatic ...
Yaiza Taboada-Iglesias +3 more
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Annals of Human Biology, 2017 Background: Somatotype is a complex trait influenced by different genetic and environmental factors as well as by other covariates whose effects are still unclear.
Sara Pereira +8 more
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The association between body-built and injury occurrence in pre-professional ballet dancers – Separated analysis for the injured body-locations [PDF]
International Journal of Occupational Medicine and Environmental Health, 2017 Objectives: This study has aimed at identifying prevalence of injury-occurrence in 24 pre-professional-ballet-dancers (females, 16–18 years of age), and identifying the associations between the body-built and prevalence of injuries. Material and Methods:
Petra Zaletel +5 more
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Somatotype characteristics of normal-weight and obese women among different metabolic subtypes
Archives of Endocrinology and MetabolismBackground Obesity is a well known risk factor for the development of metabolic abnormalities. However, some obese people are healthy and on the other hand some people with normal weight have adverse metabolic profile, therefore it can be assumed that ...
Biljana Srdić Galić +8 more
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